What are the potential safety issues I am likely to encounter in this field placement (health, weather, fire, crime, conflict, safety
Safety & Field Placement – Conversation Guide
Use this conversation guide with your field instructor to raise your awareness of work-place safety risks and strategies.
Upload a document answering the following questions:
- What are the potential safety issues I am likely to encounter in this field placement (health, weather, fire, crime, conflict, safety for self, safety for others, etc.)?
- What does this agency do to keep staff safe?
- What are some resources you can share with me to help me attend to safety concerns within this social work setting? (safety orientation, trainings, specific policies/protocols, use of equipment such as “panic buttons”).
- In general, what do you think new social workers should know about safety? What do you wish you would have known?
- Other specific questions/ issues.
In addition to the resources provided by your Field Instructor, please review your MSW Field Education Manual (available in Canvas), as well as:
NASW Guidelines for Social Work Safety
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